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Thinking clearly about the FIRST trial: addressing ethical challenges in cluster randomised trials of policy interventions involving health providers
- Correspondence to Mr Austin R Horn, Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada; ahorn5{at}uwo.ca
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Thinking clearly about the FIRST trial: addressing ethical challenges in cluster randomised trials of policy interventions involving health providers
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- Received March 21, 2017
- Revised February 13, 2018
- Accepted March 26, 2018
- First published April 27, 2018.
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August 22, 2018
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